Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-06

i 6&U10 8uO 0ylE00e0E 00U09s 00E 0V0s IT
rived in Butte last night Ut 8 o'clock. Mrs
Sands was utterly prostratsd by the sad
tev4ut 4n6rwas attsElsd 11Aost iml61diate-
ily by Dr. johnson. They Rent iWd8ediste.
" to the residence % Henry Jaeoh. on the
corner Of Granite and Mdntaiasvhefe Mr..
A. Sands remains had ben ta@1e6 and laid
out in : casket in the parjor. u represen.
tAtive Of TIE MINER visited the house oil
mourning and asked to ses Morris 6snds.
In reply to various questions he said: II
had no m.,re idea he would do such . thing
than yon had. lreceivsd . letter from hmm
thin m0ruing ii which he stated he had
completed the transaction with Mr.. Boyee
and said he was glad it was completed. He
| also asked me about some minor matters.
and said l should wire him my ans-er.
just as l was reading it the Telegram from
Mr.. Boyce was brought ne telling what
| had occurred.
WAS STUNNED
l did not believe it. Then got Nj.
Jacobs telegram \ | knew it must bs %.
There may be another letter. from my
bro her which came in just before I left. It
may explain something. but | . give you
no reason for his act now. Reason There
could he none. Why, be wal worth near =
ultIlOus az COubA u0vO b0DS
business at the corner of Broadway and
Main and never felt it,. He was out OF his
mind. That's what was the matter. n
brother was one of those intense men, who,
when they set ont to do anything, put
their whole minds on it. There 10 NO doubt
he worried over this matter until his mind
became unbalanced. Why it should bavo
become so l can give you no reason 1t ID
the only feasible solution OF the matter,
however. He must have worried. over 1t
until he thought himself in danger Of be-
coming poor. Some such hallucination
MUST HAVE POSSESSED HIN.
Men Of as active minds n his have be-
come unbalanced before by brooding over
a matter" Mr.. Sands laughed scornfully
at the theories current shout town as to
the solvency OF any Of the ventures. Of his
deceased brother. He was born in Poland
ffty-two years ago." he continued. "and
He lived in New York and st. Louis before
he came to Montana. He lived in Helena
eleven years and went to Denver in 1881.
He y as emphotically a seIf-made man and
had a very bright, active mind" Mr..
BOvce came in at this moment and the re.
porter asked him If there RAJ any
for the rumOr current in
town that the Bonner Mercantile Company
were behind him in the transaction of buy
ing out Mr.. Sands interest. There is"
said he" and Mr.. Sands was cognizant OF
that fact. No, it was no worry to him that
the Bonner Company wal going to buy hi
He wanted to sell and named his
price and it could make no difference to
him who the purchaser was. He had him
self been in negotiation with Mr.. Cornell
nm the mat for The latter toll me nri-
vately that Mr.. Sands did not act with his
usual quickness of PERCEPTION. He was
AN EXCEPTIONALLY QUICK MAN
to catch a point, but Mr.. Cornell noticed
that he did not seem to apprehend the propo-
he placed before him and heeitated
in expressing himself, q thing utterly un
usual to him. He said to me once about
one proposition that he would have to
Julius-something he never would
think Of doing. No, he was out of his
mind. The care of this transaction
it. 1t would make no difference
he threw all his energy into everything he
undertook just the same great OF small. 1t
a question Of being embarrassed.
It was the strain of completing this deal
80 az to leave me unembarrassed and at
the same time protect his own interests.
said to me he would sacrifice every
dollar he had in the business rather than | |
be crippled at all. I told him I
appreciated his kindness but was able to |
my share Of the contract without
my Inconvenience" The remains will be |
to Denver this evening. accompanied
his widow and son.